Hinge construction



W. L HEAP. HINGE CONSTRUCTION. APPUCATION FILED NOV- 2'4. 1919.

Patented Jan. 18, 1921.

$191k ,W W1 WW WILLIAM LIONEL REAP, OF GRAND HA Lat 41 Iii-NOR Ti) WM. HEAT 6v:

SONS, OF GRAND HAVEN, MICHIGAI-J, A FIRIVE (TEONELIEETING 0.1 HEAR WM. L.

REAP, AND CECIL R. HEAP.

HINGE CONSTRUCTION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 18, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM LIONEL Hear, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Grand Haven in the county of Ottawa and State of Michi an, have invented certain new and useful mprovements in Hinge Construction, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to hinge constructions and particularly relates to hinges for the seats of closet bowls. In the present practice such hinges are generally provided with pintles which carry the hinge leaves and which are adapted to be supported by pair oi suitable brackets mounted upon the closet bowl. These pintles are in some cases provided with plain ends for engaging supporting brackets, and in other cases are threaded for engagement with the brackets. Both constructions are objectionable for the reason that the pintle with plain ends is not securely engaged with its brackets and is consequently frequently lost, particularly during shipment, and it is undesirable to provide for threaded engagement of the pintle with its brackets'because a tool must then be applied to the pintle to establish such engagement and the nickel plating of the pintle is apt to be injured by the tool.

It is the object of the present invention to provide a simple and inexpensive hinge construction having a means for securely engaging the pintle with its supporting bracket, which means overcomes the above recited objections.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the herein described hinge construction.

Fig. 2 is a view in front elevation showing the engagement of the pintle of the hinge with its supportin brackets, the leaf members being omitted.

Fig. 3 is a view in side elevation of one of the supporting brackets showing the pintle receiving socket thereof.

In these views the reference character A designates a hinge pintle which may be either tubular or solid, and B indicates a pair of brackets forming terminal supports for said pintle, said brackets being adapted in the usual manner for en agement with the closet bowl (not shown Upon said pintle are mounted a pair of hinge barrels C carrying the leaves C and a )air of hinge barrels D carrying the leaves the leaves C and D being respectively adapted for engagement with the cover and the seat of the closet bowl. The brackets B are respectively formed with opposing sockets E for receiving the extremities of the pintle, and said extremities are provided with reverse bayonet slots F for engaging pins G carried respectively by the brackets B and projecting into said sockets.

In assembling the hinge the pintle i engaged with the brackets B before the latter are secured to the closet bowl, the pins Gr being engaged in the slots F and assuming the position therein disclosed in Fig. 2. WVhen this engagement is established and the brackets have been secured to the closet bowl rotation of the pintle in the brackets is prohibited and consequently the pintle is securely locked against disengagement, since a release of the bayonet joints can be eifected only by rotation of the pintle, the direction of rotation for releasing one of the joints opposing that required to release the other.

From the foregoing description it is evident that the hinge construction is one which, when assembled and mounted upon a closet bowl, may be shipped without any danger oi the intles becoming loose or sli ciping out of the brackets, and furthea more. the construction is one that requires no tools for engaging the pintle with the brackets and permits the parts to be readily disassembled in case any repairs become necessary.

What I claim as my invention is:

l. A hinge construction, comprising a pintle, a leaf member upon the pintle, a supporting bracket, and a quick detachable securing means for retaining the pintle in its bracket.

2. A hinge construction, comprising a pintle, a leaf member upon said pintle, a supporting bracket for the pintle, and means establishing a bayonet joint lock between the pintle and bracket.

3. A hinge construction, comprising a pintle having a bayonet slot at one extremity, a leaf member upon said pintle, and a supporting bracket for said extremity of the pintle having a socket engageable by the 5 pintle and provided with a pin within said socket for engaging the slot of the pintle.

4. A hinge construction comprising a pintle, a leaf member upon said pintle, it pair of brackets respectively engaged by the ends of the pintle, and means establish- 10 ing reverse bayonet joint locks between the pintle and said brackets.

In testimony whereof I eflix my signature.

WILLIAM LIONEL I-IEAIP. 

